3rd November 2003, 4:33 PM
Realistic dialogue does not work with Star Wars. There's a reason why the dialogue is that way in all of the Star Wars movies (less in the OT since there is less talk and more action), and it's definitely not because George Lucas is imcompetent. It's done in the classic film style, in a very 30's sci-fi serial manner. It's not supposed to sound natural, and I have no idea why so many people expect it to. Just as Shakespearian dialogue has to be delivered in a very overdramatic, loud manner and Noh theater (the ancient Japanese theater form where the actors would where stiff masks that portrayed certain extreme emotions) dialogue has to be delivered in its particular manner (see Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood' for a great example of Noh-style acting), Star Wars fits a very specific style which can and should only be done that way. I've played SW games and seen SW fan films where the dialogue was done in a realistic, natural manner, and it felt completely wrong. Now of course no one has to like that style, but for those of us who "get it", it's just perfect. If you start to accept it for what it's trying to be rather than what you want it to be, you might start to like it just as I do.